2015

A group of seniors enrolled in Village Academy’s National Academy Foundation Information Technology program gain first-hand knowledge of the creative development and technical production of Cal Poly’s Rose Float for the 2016 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade- a painstaking process…

This year, the students built an ice-cream wonderland for the gummy bears, with the help from flowers grown on both Cal Poly campuses. Engineering students built a hydraulic system that will let one gummy bear positioned high on the float…

Cal Poly students hope their float in the 167th Tournament of Roses Parade will carry the university’s 54th trophy when it rolls down Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena on New Year’s Day. This article appeared in the Lompoc Record on Dec.…

After months of designing, planning and constructing, the Cal Poly Universities’ float entry in the 127th annual Tournament of Roses Parade was close to completion Wednesday morning. This article appeared in the Daily Bulletin on Dec. 30.…

Fish and Wildlife Officer and Cal Poly Pomona alum Frank Milazzo (’86, zoology), a 27-year veteran, was selected as the 2016 Wildlife Officer of the Year. “In light of Milazzo’s awarded and dedicated career, his diverse experience with the department…

Lorene Sisquoc is upholding her tribal tradition of passing down oral history to the next generation as the first elder/scholar-in-residence at Cal Poly Pomona. She’ll spend her time in the Native American Student Center and assist with the Pipeline program.…

By mid-afternoon on New Year’s Eve, the Cal Poly Universities Rose Parade float, “Sweet Shenanigans,” will be covered in more than 46,000 flowers and natural materials that include crushed walnut, silver leaf, melaleuca bark, rice powder and toasted sesame. The…